Gingrich takes offense at US media charges

In the US, the field is narrowing as Republican presidential hopefuls look to the South Carolina primary this weekend.

Rick Perry has withdrawn from the race, giving his support to former speaker Newt Gingrich instead, but Gingrich has other problems.

He is dealing with fallout from a public interview by his ex-wife, who says he asked her for an open marriage.

At South Carolina's final Republican debate, Gingrich hit out at the US media.

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from South Carolina.

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[yourtreat2]

@GOPkicksbutt "Thanks to liberal policy the world economy is crashing"

ROFLMMFAOLOL!!!!

Yeah. Lenders like the banks, mortgage companies, as well as, the deregulation of these industries, spurred on by the morons like Regean, Newt, GWB, and Obama were

and are REAL Liberal economic policies.

Sure.

Cut back on eating paint chips, Lead Head.

[pappapres1]

Fuck the %1...Worry about the %0.0001...

[durhamdf]

@watcherjohnny LOL true but C-Span is the most boring source of information on the planet 99% of the time :)

[watcherjohnny]

@durhamdf

Don't forget C-Span!!

[durhamdf]

@watcherjohnny Well shit I agree with you there. The only News sources that I would call objective if not neutral are the Economist magazine and NPR isn't too bad either.

[loetzfan]

@highway234 For the record, I think Newt is nearly as big a scumbag is Clinton and would never vote for him. You call Clinton's perjury, many affairs and rapes, lying to the country and a Grand Jury "big whoop" while pretending to be mad at Newt for much lesser things. You can be a hypocritical little bitch if you want, but then to call me the partisan hack who doesn't hold people equally liable when you have been talking about yourself the whole time is just pathetic. Check & mate.

[watcherjohnny]

@durhamdf

In the aggregate, it may all be balanced, but on an outlet by outlet basis, it's biased! And that is my point. I know Fox slants one way, and CBS slants another. I want neutral!! I don't want "perspective" when I'm trying to get raw information. I don't want "commentary" when I trying to get facts. I don't want to listen to an "advocate" when I turn the news on, I want to listen to a reporter. Is that asking too much?

[durhamdf]

@watcherjohnny No I think the majority is slanted one way or the other. Very few media sources are completely neutral, but it is pretty balanced. Between fox news and virtually every talk radio show making Obama out to be a Muslim, Kenyan, Racist, Communist, socialist etc... and the left leaning and left wing cable news shows acting like Obama is god can do no wrong we pretty much have a wash.

[watcherjohnny]

@durhamdf

Clinton and Newt aside, do you believe the mainstream media has been objective with Obama and his presidency? Do you think that they have treated Bush and Obama the same? Do you think if Obama had been a conservative republican, he would have received the same type of coverage?

[durhamdf]

@watcherjohnny Don't you understand the point I am making? YOu are arguing that there is a liberal media bias and Republicans are attacked whereas Democrats slide by unnoticed. I am arguing that is ridiculous and as an example, Newt didn't get much attention when he was cheating on his second wife while attacking Clinton for doing the same thing. But Clinton sure as hell found the media spotlight for his infidelities!

[TVgeinus90sSim]

Also, ANY republican tht boos at the fact that we should treat other countries how we would like to be treated is a NAZI. All you who do that prove one thing:

Democrats are for big gov't

Republicans are for BIGGER government

Fellow Americans, welcome to the Fascist World